Re: webfacing and competing products

["Don McIntyre" <dnmcin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,
Why couldn't I just use take the IBM  replacement api's and execute them
from the same command name in a different library(i.e.qwebsys/wrksplf..etc).
When accessed from the web, the web users would have the command library
added to the top of their library list at start up....or perhaps you've
already come up with a better way to avoid source change.
Thanks
Don McIntyre

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:04 PM
Subject: RE: webfacing and competing products


> > From: Don McIntyre
> >
> > Joe & others,
> > How do you handle, or suggest to handle the UI for non-dds based
> > applications (i.e.  os/400 menus, WRKSPLF, WRKSYSSTS...etc)?
>
> You need to balance the real business need with the how much work you are
> willing to do.  How many users actually need WRKSYSSTS?  Remember, a zero
> CPW machine still supports a single interactive display for operator
access.
> But if you really need some functions, you can roll your own using APIs.
> I'm currently working on partial replacements for some functions, such as
> WRKSPLF, using the APIs.  They're unlikely to be as fully featured as
IBM's
> commands, but in general they work fine.  And they'll be open source, so
you
> can use them as you please.  In fact, there used to be an open source
> version of WRKSPLF available.  And Brad Stone's got a WRKSPLF replacement,
> though it's not free, I don't think, and I don't know that he supplies
> source.
>
> And of course, if you need heavy access to certain features, OpsNav does
> alot of it for you.
>
> OS/400 menus can be replaced with DDS menus pretty quickly.  If you use
> command prompting rather than actual DDS, you're in a more difficult
> position.
>
> Your question needs to be addressed on a case by case basis.  The more
bound
> you are to the OS/400 command line or the 5250 data stream, the less
likely
> it will be that your application can move to the web.  If you simply
cannot
> live without certain OS/400 specific features, then you're bound to the
5250
> display.  The same holds true for people who used USRDFN data streams, or
> OV/400.  It's either change your approach, or stick with an emulator and
the
> intteractive tax.  At least now you can put an exact price on what those
> older technologies cost, and perhaps justify upgrading them.
>
> Joe
>
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